Sansone | Law Offices of Joel Sansone PITTSBURGH – A school committee has filed suit seeking to prevent the closure of its town’s high school and consolidation with a nearby high school, claiming that the latter community’s board of education began the closure and merger processes before seeking proper public input under the law. Save Our Saltsburg Schools of Saltsburg filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on May 6 versus Blairsville-Saltsburg School District, of Blairsville. “Defendant District is comprised of two elementary schools and two middle high schools. Defendant District’s middle high schools are Saltsburg Middle High School, serving students residing in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, with offices located at 84 Trojan Lane, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania 15681, and Blairsville Middle High School, serving students residing in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, with offices located at 100 School Lane, Blairsville, Pennsylvania 15717. Defendant District has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of its students,” the suit says.